Mina
Ma l'amore no lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:35
Ma l'amore no
But love, no
l'amore mio non può
my love cannot
disperdersi nel vento con le rose
scatter in the wind with the roses
tanto è forte che non cederà
so strong that it won't yield
non morirà.
it will not die.
Io lo veglierò
I will watch over it
io lo difenderò
I will defend it
da tutte quelle insidie velenose
from all those poisonous traps
che potrebbero strapparlo al cuor,
that could tear it from the heart,
povero amor.
poor love.
Forse te ne andrai
Maybe you'll leave
d'altre donne le carezze cercherai
you will seek the caresses of other women
e se tornerai
and if you'll return
già sfiorita ogni bellezza troverai
already faded, you'll find every beauty
in me.
within me.
Ma l'amore no
But love, no
l'amore mio non può
my love cannot
dissolversi con l'oro dei capelli
dissolving with the gold of your hair
finché io vivo
as long as I live
sarà vivo in me
he will be alive in me
solo per te.
only for you.
E se tornerai
And if you return
già sfiorita ogni bellezza troverai
you'll find every beauty already faded
in me
ma l'amore no
but not love, no
l'amore mio non può
my love cannot
dissolversi con l'oro dei capelli
dissolve with the gold of your hair
finché io vivo
as long as I live
sarà vivo in me
it will live on in me
solo per te.
only for you.
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Key vocabulary
- amore
- love
- può
- canA1
- disperdersi
- scatter
- vento
- windB1
- rose
- rosesB1
- tanto
- so muchA1
- forte
- strongA1
- cederà
- will yield
- morirà
- will die
- veglierò
- will keep watch
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About this song
Mina, Italian vocalist and performer, is known for Italian pop that incorporates R&B, bossa nova, jazz, and disco. She is recognized for her influential mid-century breakthrough and a sustained chart-topping career marked by major hits such as “Tintarella di Luna” and “Grande, Grande, Grande.”